All stories by Romita Majumdar
Jio, too, is bitten by the slowdown bug
Rediff.com20 Nov 2019It reported adding 698,3146 subscribers in September, the lowest since it added 6.1 million in November 2017.
How online video is becoming a promotional tool for brands
Rediff.com25 Oct 2019Video isn't just about old school television shows, advertisements and tutorials anymore - short, crisp and engaging content across different formats is becoming increasingly popular in a world where stories are consumed on the go.
How TCS employees can become eligible for higher pay package
Rediff.com22 Oct 2019Campus recruits can also aim to double the existing entry level package by proving their skills through the TCS national qualifier tests.
Active telecom user base falls in August
Rediff.com22 Oct 2019Active subscriber base declined by 2.2 million on a month-on-month (MoM) basis to 970.2 million in August 2019, on the back of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea losing customers. Jio was the only operator to add 7.2 million active subscribers in the same month.
Tech Mahindra secures large multi-year AT&T deal
Rediff.com6 Sep 2019Together, AT&T and TechM aim to improve the agility in rolling out and supporting networks of the future, while improving returns on investment through technology-led transformation.
Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel continue to lose users; Jio gains
Rediff.com20 Aug 2019The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,183.15 million at the end of May to 1,186.63 million at the end of June.
TCS to hire campus placements all year
Rediff.com12 Jul 2019The campus placements process usually starts in July-August, but is likely to start earlier this year.
With a stake in Meesho, Facebook makes 1st start-up investment in India
Rediff.com14 Jun 2019Founded in 2015, Meesho is one of the country's fastest growing social commerce platforms, and provides small and independent entrepreneurs with products and tools to start, maintain, and grow their businesses. Facebook's interest in the digital commerce follows Reliance Industries' entry into the hybrid e-commerce ecosystem.
Dream 11 founders: Fantasy sports champs
Rediff.com13 Jun 2019Following their passion paid off for Harsh Jain and Bhavit Sheth with their fantasy sports platform Dream11 entering the unicorn club with a valuation of over $1 billion.
Minimum recharge, not 4G subscribers behind Airtel's Q4 revenue growth
Rediff.com4 Jun 2019Airtel reported a 19 per cent rise in its ARPU in the March quarter, as it removed the non-paying users from its network.
The big challenge brands are facing in India
Rediff.com8 May 2019The digital audience knows the difference between healthy suggestions, which are welcome, and a downright breach of privacy, which is abhorred.
Reliance Jio transfers fibre and tower infrastructure
Rediff.com3 Apr 2019The optic fibre cable infra was with Jio Digital Fibre and the tower infra with Reliance Jio Infratel
Non-metros see surge in number porting requests
Rediff.com1 Apr 2019The highest number of requests are in Karnataka (39.18 million) and Tamil Nadu (35.56 million).
Larsen & Toubro all set to launch its 'Nxt' disruption
Rediff.com30 Mar 2019Honed and utilised in-house for over three years, the engineering major's new arm - L&T-Nxt - will focus on AI, IoT, vitual reality and cyber security among other fields of digitisation.
How Tech Mahindra plans to use 5G to boost revenue
Rediff.com25 Mar 2019Tech Mahindra is building 5G use cases with US-based hospitals to help manage devices remotely and eventually manage remote surgeries that will require seamless network connectivity.
Telcos eye loyal customers to boost revenue gains
Rediff.com12 Feb 2019With telecom disruptor Reliance Jio not raising tariffs, incumbents Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are focusing on the minimum monthly recharge and higher first recharge offers to ensure they retain only loyal and revenue-incremental subscribers, reports Romita Majumdar.
Telcos face a new challenge: More voice calls, but less revenue
Rediff.com10 Feb 2019From spending a little less than three hours on making voice calls, Indians are spending well over 5 hours. So, while people make more calls, they are spending less than ever, reports Romita Majumdar.
'Our entry into 2019 is much better than how we entered 2018'
Rediff.com24 Jan 2019We'll see what happens with Brexit. Either way, there will be technology spends because people have to develop and modify new systems.
Why IT firms are riding high!
Rediff.com22 Jan 2019From acquiring creative agencies, to setting up onsite innovation centres and turning around BFSI with entirely new digital offerings, 2018 had seen the IT industry going from initial lows to new highs.
TCS looks at India to chip in more as cost of executing onshore projects spikes
Rediff.com19 Jan 2019Under its Agile business model, the company has started using its off-shore base up to the extent of 90 per cent which, along with several other measures, will benefit its operating margins, said Chief Operating Officer N Ganapathy Subramaniam.